Oakland international airport?
ive never flown out of this airport, and i was just wondering if i got there about 2 hours before my flight, if i would have enough time.. my flight takes off around 1230, and i would be geting there around 1030 on a friday morning... i went to jfk and i was in line for a long time.. how long should i expect at oak? thanks really.. i had no issues at sfo.. at jfk in new york, the baggage machine broke down and we were in line for at least an hour and a half and they have the slowest security checkpoint... my plane was going to take off from new york around 9, we got to the airport at 630, and we almost missed our plane i am taking us airways... i think that is terminal 1, but im not sure
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you should be ok. if you're really worried then show up at 10am. ive flown out of and into oakland many times and i dont remember a time that ive had to wait in line for very long. san francisco is another sotry. i always have issues there
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Oakland has far fewer flights than SFO, and doesn't have the weather problems that tend to slow down flights. I've never had a problem or delay using Oakland.
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I fly out of Oakland regularly. I always get to the airport 2 hours in advance. Even though I check baggage, I always have plenty of spare time to have a meal, read a paper, etc. You didn't say which airline you're taking. Southwest Airlines leaves from terminal 2 (on the left side), and all others from terminal 1 (right side). Southwest recommends arriving 2 hours in advance: http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/suggested_arrival.html You'd really be fine arriving 90 minutes in advance, but two hours gives you a safety margin in case everything goes wrong. Oakland is a much smaller airport than JFK. It's kind of slow to unload baggage from arriving flights, but otherwise it's very good. Here's a little-known tip: Once you've passed through security, you can walk to gates in either terminal (because they're connected by a corridor). If you see that the security line is very long in one terminal, you can take a short outside walk to the other terminal. If the line there is much shorter, go through that line, and then walk to your gate. --- US Air is located in Terminal 1, on the building to the right as you face the airport from the road where passengers are dropped off. I've seen cases where the security line in Terminal 1 is much shorter than that in Terminal 2. I'm not sure whether the reverse occurs, but it may depend on the time of day. In any case, I've never never encountered an excessive delay in either terminal.